Boz Cup XVIII Week 8 Preview

Halfway-ish through the regular season, and we have a clusterfuck in the middle of the standings. Vitello has a fork sticking out of his back. Paul is being carried on the back of the New England defense. Fingz is attempting to break the Luck Index by winning the league despite scoring the fewest points. Paul and Wendell each have 2 Weekly Wins; one more for either gets them their entry fee back. Here's the Week 8 preview.

Paul (5-1-1) vs Wendell (4-3)
We know the odds are a joke because New England's D is only forecast to score 9 points, and we all know they'll score 25. But Paul is vulnerable this week with Dallas on a bye. Wendell gets Conner and Godwin back from bye, so he is nearly full strength (some injury concerns). I think Wendell will pull this one out, but if Paul wins he's primed for a run to the #1 seed.

Fingz (4-2-1) vs Michael (4-3)
Fingz has won 4 straight, Michael has lost 2 straight (both due to playing the Weekly Winner). Fingz has scored the second-least points in the league, Michael the second-most. Will Fingz's luck hold? Or will reversion to mean dictate a Fingz curb-stomping? I think I'm going to win, but what do I know? I'm only 5-9 against Fingz all-time.

Shane (4-3) vs Chris (3-4)
Chris has a good roster, but has been hurt by injuries and bad luck. But he has righted the ship with 2 straight wins. He may not have a chance at the #1 seed, but he is a threat in the playoffs with his QBs and RBs. If he gets a productive AJ Green back from injury, look out. Shane has Superstar Lamar on bye and Mahomes is hurt, so his QBs are Sam Darnold and Teddy Bridgewater. I refuse to believe a team starting those two QBs can win.

Matt (4-3) vs Rob (2-5)
Rob has actually scored more points than Matt, but fantasy football doesn't give a shit about that. As ridiculous it is that a team starting Gardner Minshew and Daniel Jones might win, I expect it to happen. Kamara might play, might not. But this seems like the kind of game that Matt wins with a rabbit's foot shoved up his ass.

Greg (4-3) vs Vitello (0-7)
Can Josh get to 0-13? A winless season has never happened, the worst is Chris' 2018 campaign where he went 1-12. 0-13 feels in play though because Josh doesn't have any RBs. Like, none at all. Kerryon Johnson is on IR, Damien Williams isn't a thing anymore, David Montgomery is a backup..... and that's it. Sure, Cam Newton is hurt, but there's really no excuse for this level of asshattery. Trade for one of Rob's RBs for fuck's sake. Greg has injuries of his own, but can he really lose this game? I think I'm doing a good job of jinxing this so that Greg loses in hilarious fashion.